EARDLY, William D. (Don), 78, of Dayton, Ohio, and Zephyrhills, Fla., died peacefully February 13, 2014.The oldest of 12 children, Don was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., to William and Florence Eardly. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Don was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 50 years, Stephanie A. Eardly (Faso), and two brothers, John Thomas (Tom) Eardly and Mark G. (Jerry) Eardly. He is survived by his children: Tim Eardly of Dayton, Ohio; Molly Stover and Amy Eardly, both of Zephyrhills, Fla; Mike Eardly of Toano, Va; and Kate Shepherd of Cincinnati. He was grandfather to Joan, Stephanie, Kyle, William, Amanda, Meagan and Lily, and great grandfather to Dakota, Macey, A.J., Erik, Elijah and Blake. The family will announce plans for a memorial service at a later date.Please send expressions of sympathy in the form of contributions to the American Heart Association at www.heart.org/donate.